Fly swatter



s. A. PLATT FLY SWATTER Dec. 3, 1935.

Filed Nov. 28, 1953 ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 3, 1935 FLY SWATTER Stephen A. Platt, Decatur, Il1., assignor to U. S. Manufacturing Corporation, Decatur, 111., a corporation of Illinois Application November 28, 1933, Serial No. 700,029

3 Claims. (01. 43-137) This invention relates to fly swatters, and the various objects of the invention will be apparent from a consideration of the drawing and the specification and claims, it being expressly understood that various changes may be made in practice within the scope of the claims without digressing from my inventive idea.

In the drawing- Figure 1 represents an elevation of a device conthe body and forms a secure binding for the edges of the body and a secure attachment for the handle to the body.

Due to the length of the curved or arcuate portions 6 and the length of the pocket l0, and the curvature of the pocket and curvature of the handle portions 6, and also the locking of the parts together by means of the molded-on binding, the connection between the handle and the structed to embody this invention. body is very strong and permanent, the parts 10 Figure 2 is a cross section taken substantially being interlocked to form an integral structure.

on line 2-2 of Figure 1. It is to be understood that while I have disclosed Figure 3 is a detailed cross section taken subthe body of this fly swatter as circular or discstaFlntiallyiin line 35-3 of Figlie 1. f f bl k like in shape, it may take other forms and shapes.

gure is a p an view 0 one orm 0 am. What I claim is: 15 cut out for the body together with the associated 1. A fly swatter having a handle and a body part of the handle. formed of open mesh fabric, said body having Figure 5 i a v w similar to Fi ur 4 sh win a portion of substantially circular outline and a the bendablesegment of the body turned over the second smaller portion projecting outwardly from arcuate portions of the handle to assemble the the first named portion having one long side arcu- 20 body and the handle together. ate in form and substantially concentric with an The completed article shown in Figure 1 inimaginary line constituting a continuation of T l i g a body p l d a he -i11 p rt on the circumference of the first portion and smaller e o y portion is preferably circu etc or discsides or ends intersecting the circumference of like in shape and is p ov d d With a binding 3 the first portion and the arcuate side of the sec- 25 gXtelldlng euntirely arourgd h e t gf-d 0nd portion at substantially right angles to tanan 9 p 1011 O mem 6T las an 6 e 6 D L gents to said circumference and arcuate side,

formed ocf1 ptarallel wires d 1to onet eid oll v t l q said smaller portion being folded over in an abutcollnecuc 1c grlilplng e omen B 0 ting relation with the first portion, said handle ends Of the wires 2 are laterally extended in arcuhaving arcuate portions extending in opposite 30 atg fihape 3L5 S OW d at 2 12 g z 'e d directions and positioned within and in contact 8 C iSC-i e 0 y is ma 6 Of a with the folded portion, and a molded-on bindsu ta l p rn f b h s W r cellulose, ing covering the peripheral edge of the substanib e 1a d lgi ir1 It IS Stahmlled t l Fel a i tially circular portion and the folded portion. 35 C rC -ar 0 0 S p as S W at 111 lgllre 2. A fiy swatter aving a handle and a body and has a comparatively narrow curved segmental formed of open mesh fabric, said body having a portion 3 l f from .0116 p thereof- This portion of substantially circular outline and a Segmental p i 1S Provlded Ilvlth Cut Ollt second smaller portion projecting outwardly from ot 9 a d 18 adapted t0 be burned 1!1 1lP0l1 the the first named portion having one long side arcubody :5; 3 g the are of i? circumfer' ate in form and substantially concentric with an 40 ence 0 e o y 0 mm a We y narrPW imaginary line constituting a continuation of the pgcket or geceptacle it for I geceivsingfagild i circumference of the first portion and smaller 8 g I E? e th 6 3 1 sides or ends intersecting the circumference of i i g $5351 gff f fi i g fi the first portion and the arcuate side of the sec- 45 applied around the entire edge of the body porgg z i 125 323323 ?ifi z fi zgg a tion including the pocket Hi. This binding may g 0 h E l t take various forms but preferably is a molded-on er 3 2 g c g p i e binding of substantial body to completely cover por ereo j o Slze men 0 rece.1Ve

and embed the edge portions of the body or head Portlon of handle sflald sma 11er Portlon 50 of the swatter including the segmental pocket I ll bemg folded m an abutting relatlon wlth the and the enclosed arcuate ends 6 of the handle. first portlon, Sald -t w arcuate 9 This molded binding embeds the ends of t extending in opposite directions and pos1t1oned strands of the body or head of the swatter and Within and in Contact With the folded p also the strands of the folded over portion 8 of and a molded-on binding covering the peripheral 55 edge of the substantially circular portion and the folded portion,

3. A fly swatter having a handle and a body formed of open mesh fabric, said body having a portion of substantially circular outline and a second smaller portion projecting outwardly from the first named portion having one long side arcuate in form and substantially concentric with an imaginary line constituting a continuation of the circumference of the first portion and smaller sides or ends intersecting the circumference of the first portion and the arcuate side of the second portion, said smaller portion being folded over in an abutting relation with the first portion, said handle having arcuate portions extending in opposite directions and positioned within and in contact with the folded portion, and a binding secured to and covering the peripheral edge of the substantially circular portion and the folded portion.

STEPHEN A. PLATT. 

